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MassBioEd Life Sciences Scholarship and Awards: Apply by June 30

Opportunities

MassBioEd is accepting, until June 30, applications and nominations for the following scholarship and awards. For more information, email BioTeach@massbioed.org.

UMass Amherst Summer Pre-College Programs at Newton’s Mt. Ida Campus

Summer

UMass Amherst is offering three summer pre-college programs for students in Grades 10-12 at its Mt. Ida campus in Newton. Students can experience college-level academics, explore their interests, and get a feel for campus life. All programs meet Monday-Friday, 9AM-4PM, are taught by UMass faculty and advanced graduate students, and feature hands-on, project-based learning. Residential and commuter options are available. Applications are considered on a rolling basis through mid-June.

  • Building & Construction Technology: CityLab, July 10-30
  • Veterinary Technology, July 10-23

N.E. Sci-Tech Celebrates Ham Radio Field Day, June 25-26

Events

The New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center will celebrate ARRL Field Day — a worldwide event for amateur radio operators — with a family friendly Ham Radio Field Day open to the public, on June 25 (2PM-5PM) and June 26 (10AM-2PM) at 16 Tech Circle, off Route 9 in Natick. There will be tours of the NEST center, soldering workshops, maker activities, hidden transmitter hunts, and radio-operator license testing. You do not need a radio license to participate. On-site training will be provided.

Science Club for Girls: Summer Rocketry Program, Apply by June 1

Summer

Science Club for Girls is still accepting applications for its Summer 2022 Rocketry Program, which will be held in two sessions (Monday-Friday, 1:30PM-3:30PM, at Danehy Park (99 Sherman Street in Cambridge). Girls and gender-expansive youth who will be entering Grades 6-8 in the fall may apply by June 1 for one session:

  • Session 1: July 11-22 (Virtual for first week, in-person for second week
  • Session 2: August 1-12 (in-person for first week at Peabody School in Cambridge, and in-person for the second week at Danehy Park)  …Wait List only

N. E. Sci-Tech Rocketry Club: First Launch, May 28

Events

The Rocketry Club of the New England Sci-Tech (NEST) STEM education center (16 Tech Circle, off Route 9 in Natick) meets on Fridays, 7PM-8:30PM, and Sundays, 2PM-4PM. It’s open to adults and children ages 13+ (parents of registered children may participate for free). Meetings are for club administration, guest speakers, and the designing and building of rockets in preparation for five rocket launch events between May and September, at 320 School Street in Acton. The first launch event will be May 28, 10AM-4PM. For more information, email info@nescitech.org.

McAuliffe Center Open House: First Images from Webb Space Telescope, July 29

Events

The Christa McAuliffe Center at Framingham State University will host a free open house on July 29, 6PM-9PM, to celebrate the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Participants will be able to ask NASA Solar System Ambassadors their questions about the universe and explore the night sky with telescopes. A keynote presentation will talk about the Webb Space Telescope and the first images received from it, and there will be free-choice learning activities related to astro imaging. For directions, use 7 Maynard Rd in Framingham. Face masks are required indoors.

Tonight (if skies are clear): Total Lunar Eclipse and International Space Station

Events

A reminder…  If the sky is clear tonight, May 15, we can see a total lunar eclipse starting at 10:27PM, with full eclipse at 11:29PM. And before that, the International Space Station (ISS) will be visible for about 6 minutes starting at 9:55PM, appearing in the west, reaching a maximum elevation of 41 degrees, and disappearing in the northeast. The ISS circles the Earth every 90 minutes or so, but its visibility varies. You can check Spot the Station to find when and where it will be visible and sign up for alerts of when it’s most visible in your location.